NAUTILUS ~ BOB JAMES.

During the 1970s, Bob James played a major role in establishing the smooth jazz genre. "Angela", the instrumental theme from the sitcom Taxi, is probably Bob James' most well-known work to date. He is also well-known for the smooth jazz classics "Nautilus" and "Westchester Lady", the latter from the album Bob James Three.

For their first joint album release, One on One, Earl Klugh and Bob James received a Grammy award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance of 1981. James is the founding member of contemporary jazz supergroup Fourplay and is a Yamaha Artist.

James also received a Grammy award for his collaboration with David Sanborn on the 1986 album "Double Vision"[1][2]

Very influenced by pop and movie music, James has often featured soloists who add a jazz touch to his sound (most notably Grover Washington, Jr.). In 1962, James began recording a bop-ish trio set for Mercury. Three years later, his album for ESP was quite avant-garde, with electronic tapes used for effects. After a period with Sarah Vaughan (1965--1968), he became a studio musician, appearing with Stanley Turrentine and Milt Jackson on the 1972 album Cherry and with Turrentine on his following album Don't Mess with Mister T. (1973), and that same year was arranging and working as a producer for CTI. In 1974, James recorded his first purely commercial effort as a leader; he later made big-selling albums for his own Tappan Zee label, Columbia, and Warner Bros., including collaborations with Earl Klugh and David Sanborn.
[edit] Legacy

James is recognized as one of the progenitors of smooth jazz. His music has also had a profound effect on the history of hip hop music, having been sampled often. Two of James' songs -- "Nautilus" from 1974's One and "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" from 1975's Two -- are among the most sampled in hip hop history. "Nautilus" has been most famously sampled in Eric B. & Rakim's "Follow the Leader", Run-D.M.C.'s "Beats to the Rhyme", Ghostface Killah's "Daytona 500" and Jeru the Damaja's "My Mind Spray" amongst many others and the notes of "Nautilus'" bassline were played on a keyboard for Slick Rick's "Children's Story". According to whosampled.com, "Nautilus" and "Take Me to Mardi Gras" have been sampled in thirty-two and forty-three hip-hop recordings, respectively.

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[beachfrontal]

Lovely adult music here my dear.loved it well done nicely put together David. like number 2 , it's early days yet hugs.

[sherrylynn70]

David, sorry for the late reply..I appreciate you very much and your time commenting..I like that ..adult music..you are such a gift to us all..I wish you and yours a wonderful blessed Christmas and a great big blessed year..your forever friend sherry in florida..;-)

[SmokeyGoodness]

Hi Sherry…Super-duper sounding sweet Jazz! I can't get enough!

I'm also registered as an independent. Left & Right always fight over everything. I think it's good to be in the middle, choosing what I feel is best and rejecting the rest!

[sherrylynn70]

very cooL..we were visiting each other at the same time...I wish I would see everytime you upload...love loved Mercy first solo drive....very special....and, love love love the music you come up with to your great vids, Dan...always and forever....and, yes yes..I love being stuck in the middle...lol...I have been hanging out with some major jazzheads on Facebook Friends Jazz Consortium....major jazz roots to find there..fa'real...are you on FB...I will invite you there...if ya want to..;-)

[mossrun]

This video confirmed to me than conservatives have a good head on their shoulders. And a good ear! We never let politics stand in the way of music do we : p

Jim

[sherrylynn70]

Hello Jim...very nice to see you join me for a sunset..actually, I am nondenominational and nonpartisan....so, no nothing much gets in the way of good music.....hope all is well for you ;-)

[calumisdead]

weed

[reliablebow]

floating....;)

[onegoodman009]

Cool....thanks for sharing....and I really liked Maputo by Bob James & David Sanborn and that's one of the coolest songs...